Contacts
Assignor
George Winn
612-581-0303
Clinician
Matt Papke
612-670-5713
Board Representative
Dean Kockelman
(952) 261-6935
Congratulations to the following crews that were selected to work the state tournament this year:
Chad Crosby and his crew of Steve Wolvin, Tony Loyd, Adam Crotteau, and Kevin Schafer will work a 5A semifinal game on Friday, November 14 at 2 p.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Matt Papke and his crew of Jason Weber, Jeff Zamzow, Gary Golka, and Aaron Gothmann will work a 6A semifinal game on Thursday November 13 at 7 p.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Rick DeGardner and his crew of Scott Schulz, Ryan Luessenheide, Patrick Molan, and Cole Fasching will work a 6A quarterfinal at 7pm on Friday November 7 at Osseo High School. Kevin Hillman will be working for Cole.
Jarrod Leder and his crew of Stephanie LaHaye, Chad Evenson, Dean Kockelman and Adam Smith will work a 4A quarterfinal on Thursday November 6 at 6:00PM at Blaine High School.
Tim Litfin and his crew of Jim Larson, Aaron Nordling, Chris Tengwall, and Nick Litfin will work a 2A quarterfinal game on Saturday, November 8 at 7:00PM at Orono High School.
Moreover, for the first time the semifinals and finals of the state tournament are using seven person crews instead of the usual five. The two additional officials are assigned individually to each game.
Congratulations to the following individuals who were selected to work one of the additional positions:
Rob Bissonette and Rolf Fiebiger were selected to work the 6A semifinal on November 13 with Matt Papke and his crew.
Matt Olson was selected to work the second 6A semifinal on Friday November 14 at 7:30 pm at U.S. Bank Stadium.
John Ondrey and Toby Sackett were selected to work the 5A semifinal on Friday November 14 with Chad Crosby and his crew.
Wade Powers was selected to work the 9 player Prep Bowl state championship game on Saturday November 22 at 10 a.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Football Board Member
Congratulations to Dean Kockelman for being elected to serve a 3 year term on the Gopher Board at the most recent football meeting. Good luck to all as the football season kicks off!
Links
Zoom film review June 17, 2025
Topics:
safety fouls
positioning on kick plays
mechanics on scrimmage plays
communication techniques
handling contentious situations
Zoom film review June 17, 2025
Topics:
eligible receivers and formations
penalty enforcement
rules for last-play situations
intentional grounding
punts
Zoom training June 26, 2024
Topics:
Hits on Defenseless Receivers
Kickoffs
Safety considerations
Blind Side Blocks
Zoom training July 19, 2023
Topics:
Kicking Game
Pass Interference
Penalty Enforcements
Mechanics
Zoom training June 14, 2023
Topics:
2022 & 2023 Rule Changes
Pre-snap
Holding
Timing
July 24, 2023 New Officials Orientation
First Year Varsity Officials Training - August 9, 2023
Bill Lemonnier's 2016 training video used by permission. All rights reserved.